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But we do have confidence in our institutions. We are not Russia. We have an executive that is constrained. We have a legislature that…

— Condoleezza Rice

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not…

— Fareed Zakaria

Not much happens in Russian Federation without Vladimir Putin.

— Barack Obama

Russia's leaders, rich with oil wealth and corrupt with power, have rejected democratic ideals and the obligations of a responsible power.

— John McCain

Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin.

— Barack Obama

Dictatorships sometimes fall unexpectedly and quickly. And [Vladimir] Putin knows that for him, the loss of power doesn't mean a comfortable retirement, but something…

— Garry Kasparov

The Russian leaders are keen judges of human psychology, and as such they are highly conscious that loss of temper and of self-control is…

— George F. Kennan

We should not assume that Russia is doomed to live according to its worst traditions. In fact, in Russian history, failed efforts at external…

— Daniel Fried

Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on…

— Vladimir Putin

There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so that's why for them losing power means losing their…

— Garry Kasparov

I think that, you know, Russia is full of themselves. They've always been full of themselves. But that's - it's more of a facade…

— Nikki Haley

Moscow cannot afford to lose in Ukraine, and it will use every means available to avoid defeat. Putin appears confident that Russia will ultimately…

— John Mearsheimer